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Welcome to theCanadian Health Network
Workshop
www.canadian-health-network.ca
Sandra ClarkNorma Gibson-MacDonald
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safetywww.ccohs.ca
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What is the Canadian Health Network?
CHN is a national bilingual health information project, funded by Health Canada, that focuses on providing access to web-based information on health promotion and disease prevention.
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What can you find on the CHN website?
Authoritative Canadian health information in both official languages
Full-text access to over 10,000 pamphlets, fact sheets & other resources on health promotion & disease prevention
Links to over 650 health organizations from across Canada
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What do CHN partners have in common?
• they are all not-for-profit and all credible.• they are all Canadian• each organization is involved in some aspect of
health information research or service delivery• every organization has a web page presence
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CCOHS and CHN
• CCOHS is the CHN affiliate partner for Workplace Health
• provides leadership and expertise on workplace health content
• selects quality resources and responds to health information inquiries
• develops and supports a network of associate partner organizations in the area of workplace health
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Canadian Health Network Home Page
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Special Features of the CHN website
Health Centres on 26 health topics Over 400 Frequently Asked Questions
& Answers Information on Health Events &
Conferences Guide to evaluating web-based health
information An Email feature visitors can use to get
help in locating health information
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What is a CHN Health Centre?
• A gateway to information on a specific health topic or population group
• Health Centres on 26 health topics• Variety of ways to find information:
– link to a Guided Search– "Quick Search" on common health requests – FAQs– CHN Recommends Key Canadian resources – "Beyond our Borders” International Resources – special services (e.g. phone lines, discussion groups, quizzes)
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Frequently Asked Health Questions
• From the CHN Home Page, click on the FAQs button on the top, right-hand side of the screen to see a list of Health Centre FAQs.
• FAQs are created specifically for CHN by our partner organizations and cover health topics of common interest.
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Example: Frequently Asked Questions on Injury Prevention
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CHN Partner Pages
• Direct access to web pages of over 650 Canadian CHN partners, including non-profit organizations, government agencies and educational institutions
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Different Ways to Searchfor Information
• Visit and browse one of 26 Health Centres (a Guided Search)
• Search the A to Z index of topics• Use the Keyword Search engine• Search lists of Frequently Asked Questions
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Searching Options Page
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Begin a Guided Search on the CHN Home Page
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Workplace Health Centre Home Page
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Workplace Health Centre Resources
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CHN Resources
• Each resource has been created by a CHN partner organization and carefully chosen for inclusion in the CHN website.
• Subject headings are assigned & descriptions are written to help searchers locate the resources that best meet their needs.
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A Health Centre Resource
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A to Z Searching
• With A to Z, you can search for a very specific topic and find a list of resources that are right on target.
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A to Z Search Screen
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Click on a letter to the left of the Search box to see
a list of topics
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Search the A to Z Index for Heart Disease
• Choose a letter of the alphabet to see a list of subject choices.
• Click on a subject heading & it appears in the Search box.
• Click the green Search button to find resources on this topic.
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Resources on Heart Disease
• A list of Canadian Health Network resources on heart disease
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Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Fact Sheet
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Combining Search Terms Using the A to Z Search
• Search for up to 5 topics at once.• Combine terms using the Search Options
buttons:All the Terms: to find 2 or more search
terms in the same document. • Example: Osteoporosis Exercise
Any of the Terms: to find all documents that contain even 1 of the search terms entered. • Example: Tai ChiYoga
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Search the A to Z for Proteins or Carbohydrates
• Click on the letters of the alphabet to locate and select the terms Protein & Carbohydrates. Both should appear in the green Search Box.
• Click on the Any of the Terms search option button to search for resources on any one of the topics listed.
• Click on the green Search button to find these resources.
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Practice Time
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When to use the Keyword Search Engine
• The keyword search engine searches CHN document subject headings, titles of documents & annotations that describe their content, to find documents that match your search terms.
• Use the search engine when you can’t locate a topic in the AtoZ index, or if you want to build a more specific search than the AtoZ index will allow.
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Keyword Search Engine
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What can you search for?• 2 or more words in the same document.
These words do not have to appear right next to each other within the text of the documents. EXAMPLE: diet osteoporosis
• Phrases. EXAMPLE: calcium rich foods
• Any document that contains one or more of the search words entered. EXAMPLE: vitamins minerals
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Example1: Keyword Search on bicycle helmet safety
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Search results forbicycle helmet safety
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Example 2: Keyword Search on Tylenol or acetaminophen
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Search results forTylenol or acetaminophen
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Example3: Keyword Search on the phrase accident prevention
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Search results foraccident prevention
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Boolean Example: Search for Health Quizzes or Games
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Search Results for quiz* or game*
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Practice Time
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Help Pages
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Example of a Help Page:Online Guide to Evaluating Internet
Health Information
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Contact CHN• Send CHN your question if you can’t
find what you need on our website.
• Questions will be answered by the CHN partner best qualified to respond.
• Feedback can help identify new resources, ensuring that CHN continues to develop a website that meets the needs of its audience.
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Contacting the Canadian Health Network
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Contact CHN
• You can also use whatever Email program you have to contact the CHN
directly at: [email protected]
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Questions?
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Thank You for Coming!